12 Best American Restaurants near Cottonwood Shores

“Five of us ate here on Saturday afternoon. We were the only table in the dining room. The food was its usual high quality but the waitress was totally incompetent. She brought the food to the wrong person, got 2 of our 5 orders wrong and never refilled our tea. Her name is Bailley and she needs to be retrained at the very least.“

“Food was absolutely amazing!!! The crab stuffed flounder and brussel sprouts were the best I’ve ever had ! Our server Amanda was a big help , sweet and very attentive. We will definitely be back !“

“I booked their event room for Thursday May 16th, for a surprise 70th Birthday Party for my wife. We pulled the "surprise" off, and had about 35 people in attendance. Leading up to the party, the staff was always friendly and very helpful to me and my Co-Host, who handled the decorations setup. We could not be happier with the food (open menu), drinks AND especially the SERVICE. Rosie did an amazing job, from beginning to end, keeping up with orders and food delivery, kept on top of drinks and individual needs and requests, and even orchestrated the "Happy Birthday" song. I was thoroughly pleased, and the cost turned out lower that I had anticipated, which was icing on the cake. I will certainly be recommending Julie's Cocina, a fabulous restaurant to others, for just great casual dining and especially for special events. Please extend my gratitude to the entire staff/family. Well Done! - Johnny Allen“

“First time to our potato shack in Kingsland Texas this place was so cute. The food was amazing. The owners were so sweet. Y’all go check out the potato shack in Kingsland Texas. Tell him Diana sent you.“

“Cayla is amazing! Thank you!“

“This is our go-to place for breakfast. Other places claim to have the “best chicken fried steak in Texas” but I have tried them all. THIS IS THE BEST TASTING CHICKEN FRIED STEAK ANYWHERE. PERIOD. The ladies here are great and the food is consistently good here. Keep up the good work guys!!!“

“My husband and I were celebrating our 23th Anniversary and landed on this gorgeous resort. We had some issues with our room and had to change rooms which the hotel was grateful to upgrade our room. However packing and unpacking is a chore. Well Jason, the manager at J’s restaurant was very helpful to help me move. I explained my situation to Jason and he was very sympathetic to our situation and invited us to dine at his restaurant J’s Restaurant. He also gave us complimentary tickets for Putt Putt golf. Then came to our room with a bottle of wine and a great cheese sausage and crackers board. The food was great. We both had the filet dinner and my husband made a comment to me stating “I don’t know how they get these steaks so tender”. I agree. Jason was a God send to us. He also came over to our dinner table checking on us and filled up our glass with wine. Jason is the example of how managers are to manage their restaurants. Jason needs to be recognized by the resort for his good deeds. He took our bad situation and turned it into a great special anniversary dinner. While dining at the restaurant he had his BEST server Natasha wait on us. She was a breath of sunshine. She is so pleasant and charming. She has this spirituality presence as a waitress. We have never had a waitress to serve us like Natasha. She has a great smile and treats you as your royalty. There’s not enough words that I can express on the services we received with Natasha. She needs to be recognized for her great service. I came back with a friend the next day and of course Natasha saw me and greeted me again with her pleasant smile and hugs. She again waited on us and what can I say again about her. She continues to impress me with her charm and warm wishes. We wish her the best luck as she pursues her next adventure. I highly recommend every who visits the resort to dine at J’s restaurant. You will never be disappointed.“

“Variety and presentation! 😊“

“Just found this place on a whim had the best Greek salad and baked potato. I've ever had great people dog, friendly and great drinks.“

“Great little bar & restaurant on the water! Owner George was our server and we couldn't ask for better service. Recommend you check it out!!“

“My family and I loved your restaurant, my mom loved steak 🥩 she impressed with taste. It was very tender. The service was excellent! My family and I are from Corpus Christi TX. we visiting our family from Kingsland TX. They recommend your restaurant. They told my family and I. That service and food was excellent. We decided to try out for ourselves. When we go out town again. We going to eat there again. Oh by the way the strawberry 🍓 lemonade was delicious i loved it so much. The chicken fried steak was so good it wasn’t hard to eat. It was very tender and easy chew.“

“went in date night with my husband and we had the best service we have ever received at chilis. Layla was our server and she was super friendly, very attentive and the best server we have had at chilis in over 2 years! we will definitely go back when she’s there! she’s the best!!“